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Rick, the RM certainly is a good touring car and would make the trip in relative comfort. That's worth keeping in mind. Adding A/C to it would be a big plus for that trip of course. That and sorting out the gages. I'm sure it'd be a big hit at that meet as well. Hmmm.... good thing there's time to think about it.

Jim

I am slowly moving forward with the initial concept.... and hopefully some more points will be hammered out this weekend by the "committee" (all three of us---me, myself and I).

Stay tuned-- all going well, I should be able to post some details on Monday.....
Thanks for the encouragement to date; much appreciated!!

This is sort of a rough idea of a meet/tour.....

Day 1—Assemble in Walnut Creek , then northeast to Rio Vista, Walnut Grove and a lunch stop in Lodi., the heart of California’s wine industry. The tour continues on Day 1 on Highway 88 through Jackson to Lake Tahoe and Incline Village for the night.

Day 2 will see the tour passing through historic Grass Valley and Nevada City, then on to Yuba City and a lunch stop at Williams. That afternoon, the group will follow Highway 20 to Nice, Lucerne, and Ukiah with dinner at the Little River Inn in Mendocino.

On Day 3, the tour will depart for Fort Bragg and Westport, through the Avenue of the Giants to Honeydew and lunch at Curley’s restaurant in Victorian Ferndale. In the afternoon, we will drive to Rio Dell, onto Highway l01 to Leggett and a return to Mendocino for dinner and overnight with half the group staying at the Little River Inn and the other half at the Mendocino Hotel (depending on numbers).

Day 4 will conclude the thousand-mile adventure. After departing the Little River Inn, the Mille will take Highway 101 to Pt. Arena, Gualala, Valley Ford, Pt. Reyes Station, with lunch scheduled at Rancho Nicasio. The cars will take a loose parade formation for “the best road of the entire tour”: a drive along Ridgecrest Boulevard with the Pacific Ocean on one side and Mt. Tamalpais on the other. Then across the Golden Gate Bridge and back up the freeway to Walnut Creek.

Then, goodbyes~

Of course, being so close to Sears Point Raceway, I would like to try and schedule something in there--but time/availability will tell.....

Sounds like a lot of fun.

X2 What Jim said.

Day 1 will go right passed my area where I live. Walnut Creek is about a 50 minute drive for us, maybe less depending which route we take. Brenda and my self might be able to help out depending on our schedule. PM me Marshall to contact me for help to set this up.

All the routes that Marshall has pointed out are really great roads, and the scenery is excellent.

Calvin

Looks like it will be a fantastic event. Wish I could make it.

I'd try to get there from NC, I have three sons o living on the west coast. It's fun to drive cross country in a LBC with extra power.

PJ
We'd love to see you here......

A very interesting concept...I would try to make that event!

A sure way to have M. Maloney attend is to offer" Curb Service." He can't refuse :-)

Sounds like fun Marshall! Which month were you thinking about having in?

Bill

You mentioned "wine country" I'm in.

Mike
Love to see you here.....seems like there is getting to be a little interest from the mid-West.....and as my wife is from Iowa, she would love to see the Mid-West represented....LOL

But seriously, hope you can make it.,...

Kelly,
I will keep curb service in mind...may be an opportunity to get others along as well???

Bill,
I am not sure what month at this point; any suggestions so I can entice you to make the trip down here? Be a nice cruise, even down through the Oregon Coast..... Hmmmmm, maybe an idea for 2017???

Fred,
Great to hear---mind you, you could make a detour coming down and hit the wine areas of Eastern Washington as well.......
But I am sure that Napa is high on the list, no?

I would appreciate a month with no likelihood of rain - no top you know.

Marshall,

Pretty much any time in the summer works for me if I know by the first of the year when we submit our vacation request for the year. The one exception usually seems to be the two middle weeks of July, when the guy at the top of the seniority list normally takes his vacation.

As far as rain goes, normally the best chance for good weather on the west coast is mid-late July, August and September. Although the draw back to September is that you start to run into conflicts, for those who have kids in school.

For guys traveling from the East and Mid-west, if you can swing the extra time, it's worth it to the drive North along the coast through the Redwood Forest and even up in to Oregon/Washington along Hwy 101. It's a pretty drive with lots of twisty roads and moderate temperatures!
Bill

Bill/Jim
How about last week in July? Although the way things are in CA at then moment, any time of the year will be "fine" with no likelihood of rain... :(

Bill-- I agree wholeheartedly with your suggestions regarding the cruise--that stretch of the coast is incredible....

Sounds good to me.